So today my 19 year old cousin got married to her 20 year old boyfriend and I'm very happy for them. It was a very nice ceremony at the church and good to see some family I haven't seen in a long time. Everybody was relaxed, the food was good, and both the Bride and the Husband were beaming with delight at their special day. And although I'm a little concerned about their young age and their lack of real job prospects, I think things will work out fine... a little adjusting, a much needed reality check but as I said, things will work out fine.
I'm surprised though that people would make a decision to move into a life altering arrangement with another person like marriage without having sound financial planning about their futures. Maybe they do, but most people I know find the concept of moving into anything that big without a firm ground to be a bad decision. Most people I know plan to get married but not before they find out what they want to do with their lives and have detailed plans and fiscal stability.
Not that everything, least of all marriage, should be about money. But the fact is, it costs money... damn money....
On a side note... I find it strange that my 19 year old cousin is getting married before me.
PS. I'd also like to note that Smarties still taste good ( they were part of the centerpiece at the tables today)
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